LOGINCinthye Cator a fiercely independence actress who build her empire by evading from love and the chains of marriage. A blood-bound contract brings everything she worked for in destruction, leaving her with one option—matrimony with ruthless and devastatingly handsome mafia don Damien Voss. Cinthye does what she does best, she runs. Damien refuse to chase, he hunts. Her clever escapes only tighten the devil's possessive grip. What begins as a dangerous game of chase ignites into passionate obsession that threatens to consume them both. Will she keep running from the man who sees right though her facade or surrender to the dark king who would burn the world to keep her.
View MoreThe guard collapsed without a sound. Their eyes remained focus on him, secretly exchanging glances. Then the sanctuary exploded."North ridge!""Take cover!""Shields up!""Move, move, move!"Hidden warriors flooded the courtyard.Wooden doors slammed shut.Ancient bells screamed across the mountains.Cinthye reached for the pistol at her waist.Damien caught her wrist immediately."Stay behind me.""Absolutely not.""Cinthye—""I'm not hiding while someone shoots at us."Another shot cracked through the valley.BANG.A stone lantern shattered beside them.Fragments sprayed across the courtyard.Master Aurelio didn't even flinch."Inside," he ordered."We're being attacked," Cinthye snapped."No," the old man replied. "We're being measured."Silence.Even Damien frowned."Explain."Aurelio pointed toward the ridge."If they wanted us dead, the second shot would have taken one of you."Another pause."They're announcing themselves."Well.That was somehow worse.---An hour later, the
The photograph remained on the table for nearly a minute. Nobody touched it. Nobody spoke. Victor stood on the opposite side, staring at the image of his family. His wife. His two children. Alive. Terrified. And standing behind them was Elara. She had deliberately chosen the photograph. Not because she needed to prove the family was alive. Because she wanted Victor to know she could reach him. Cinthye finally broke the silence. "How long ago was this taken?" Alex picked up the photograph and scanned it. "Less than an hour." Victor's jaw tightened. "So they're close." "Maybe," Alex said. Victor looked at him. "Maybe?" "The photograph could have been transmitted from anywhere." "Can you trace it?" "I'm trying." Victor turned toward Cinthye.
The sanctuary survived. Barely. By morning, the walls were blackened, three towers had collapsed, and the eastern gate was nothing more than twisted metal. Smoke drifted across the courtyard while soldiers searched the ruins for unexploded devices. The children were safe. That should have been enough. It wasn't. Cinthye stood in the command room with a report in her hands. Seven allied houses had withdrawn their support overnight. Two had closed their borders. One had publicly declared that Cinthye's family was responsible for the escalating war. Another had begun negotiations with the Ember Circle. The lines that had held the alliance together were breaking. And they were breaking exactly when the family needed them most. Elena entered carrying another report.
The sanctuary had never been built to withstand a war. It had been built to survive one. That distinction mattered. For generations, the family had treated the compound as a home first and a fortress second. The walls were thick. The gates were reinforced. Hidden passages ran beneath the grounds. Emergency shelters had been stocked and maintained. But none of that had been designed for an enemy who knew the family's bloodlines. Now every child was a potential target. Every corridor was a potential entry point. Every trusted door could become a weakness. By sunrise, the sanctuary had become something else entirely. A fortress. And everyone inside it knew the fortress would eventually be tested. Cinthye stood in the command room, staring at the map. Twelve Ghost Cells. Six iden






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